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The wild blue : the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany Cover Image Book

The wild blue : the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany / Stephen E. Ambrose.

Ambrose, Stephen E., (author.).

Summary:

Examines the lives of the pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners chosen by the Air Force to embark on the most dangerous missions during World War II.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0743203399
  • ISBN: 9780743203395
  • Physical Description: 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2001]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Where They Came From 27 -- Chapter 2 Training 49 -- Chapter 3 Learning to Fly the B-24 77 -- Chapter 4 Fifteenth Air Force 105 -- Chapter 5 Cerignola, Italy 127 -- Chapter 6 Learning to Fly in Combat 153 -- Chapter 7 December 1944 173 -- Chapter 8 Isle of Capri 199 -- Chapter 9 Tuskegee Airmen Fly Cover: February 1945 209 -- Chapter 10 Missions over Austria: March 1945 225 -- Chapter 11 Linz: The Last Mission: April 1945 237.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.7 15 55311.

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United States. Army Air Forces > Biography > Biography.
B-24 (Bomber)
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
Bombing, Aerial > Germany > History > 20th century.
Bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
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Genre:
Biographies.

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